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This is surprising to me. Karl's commentary seemed like it would be protected speech, at least in the United States. I'm unfamiliar with Australian law though
by CSMastermind 2y ago
This is surprising to me. Karl's commentary seemed like it would be protected speech, at least in the United States. I'm unfamiliar with Australian law though.
- AdmiralAsshat 2y agoLibel is a much harder threshold to meet in the US, but if one could prove that Jobst falsely claimed that Mitchell "expressed glee when he heard that Apollo Legend had committed suicide" and that he knew it was false, you might be able to successfully sue in the US, as well, for the reputational damage.
- bryan0 2y agoJudge agreed that Mitchell had expressed joy. > Barlow found Mitchell did have an existing reputation as a cheat and for suing people who alleged he was a cheat, and found that Mitchell had expressed joy when he believed – incorrectly – on an earlier occasion that Apollo Legend may have died.